Validation
Validate 8-digit EAN-8 / GTIN-8 product barcodes with check-digit verification, GS1 country prefix and packaging breakdown.
Call this tool from your code in three languages.
curl -X POST 'https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/ean8-validator' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"barcode":"e.g., 73513537 or 40 12345 7"}'Send a POST request with your inputs as JSON. File parameters require a separate upload first.
POST https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/ean8-validator| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| barcode | text | Yes | 8-digit EAN-8 / GTIN-8 number. Spaces, dashes and a 2/5-digit add-on are tolerated. |
Text result
{
"result": "Processed text content",
"error": "Error message (optional)",
"message": "Notification message (optional)",
"metadata": {
"key": "value"
}
}Add this tool to your Model Context Protocol server so AI agents can list and call it.
Add this block to your MCP client configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"elysiatools-ean8-validator": {
"name": "ean8-validator",
"description": "Validate 8-digit EAN-8 / GTIN-8 product barcodes with check-digit verification, GS1 country prefix and packaging breakdown.",
"baseUrl": "https://api.elysiatools.com/mcp/sse?toolId=ean8-validator",
"command": "",
"args": [],
"env": {},
"isActive": true,
"type": "sse"
}
}
}After connecting to the SSE endpoint, list the exposed tools:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/list"
}Invoke the tool by its id, passing arguments built from its parameters:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 2,
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "ean8-validator",
"arguments": {
"barcode": "e.g., 73513537 or 40 12345 7"
}
}
}Questions or issues? Contact [email protected]